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 <p class="is-style-lead">The SEC approved a handful of spot Bitcoin ETFs, but funds from two particular issuers are heads and shoulders above the lot while Grayscale’s GBTC bleeds outflows.</p>
 <p>Inflows of $1.9 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="billion" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/billion.html">billion</a> and $1.6 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="billion" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/billion.html">billion</a> confirmed spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs from BlackRock and Fidelity, respectively. They are the dominant issuers from a basket of 10 asset managers approved to list products by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).</p>
 <p>Crypto native firm Bitwise and Cathie Wood-backed ARK 21Shares followed leagues behind the two frontrunners; both recorded inflows of over $500 million.&nbsp;</p>
 <p>Bloomberg data on Jan. 24 shows that Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) and the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) made up 70% of all inflows into spot BTC exchange-traded products.</p>
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Update for the #Bitcoin ETF Cointucky Derby.<br><br>$515 million came out of $GBTC yesterday for a total of $3.96 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="billion" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/billion.html">billion</a> in outflows since converting to an ETF. Newborn 9 saw +$409 million flow in. Net outflows in total for yesterday were -$106 million. pic.twitter.com/gzymMHHua8</p>— James Seyffart (@JSeyff) January 24, 2024
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 <p>The ETFs from BlackRock and Fidelity are also two of the fastest ever to achieve $1 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="billion" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/billion.html">billion</a> in assets under management (AUM), likely due to their Wall Street presence as some of the largest financial firms in the world.&nbsp;</p>
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 <p>Meanwhile, nearly $4 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="billion" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/billion.html">billion</a> exited Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) less than two weeks after the SEC tendered approval. Grayscale’s product is still the largest spot BTC ETF on the market, holding over $20 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="billion" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/billion.html">billion</a> in market capitalization and more than 500,000 Bitcoins in Coinbase custody.&nbsp;</p>
 <p>Since Jan. 11, when spot ETFs began trading, Grayscale has sent around 93,700 BTC worth roughly $3.9 <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="billion" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/billion.html">billion</a> to Coinbase Prime wallets, according to blockchain analytics provider LookOnChain.</p>
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Grayscale deposited 14,487 $BTC($579M) to #CoinbasePrime and 4,750 $BTC($189.8M) to new wallets again 10 mins ago.#Grayscale has deposited 93,700 $BTC($3.85B) to #CoinbasePrime since the #ETF was passed.<br><br>And currently holds 519,399 $BTC($20.84B).https://t.co/M98mT25tml pic.twitter.com/ghbpPGeTxi</p>— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) January 24, 2024
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 <p>The massive outflows seem to have induced sell pressure on BTC, as tokens are liquidated to match redemption demand.&nbsp;</p>
 <p>Grayscale’s 1.5% ETF fee, the highest of any issuer, attracted skepticism and scrutiny. It’s the highest fee any issuer charges for these spot BTC ETFs, but Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein backed his firm’s decision to reduce the previous 2% cost slightly.</p>
 <p>Sonnenshein said his company’s ETF is the largest, most liquid, and oldest spot BTC ETF on the market. The executive added that other issuers, being new to the scene, posted fees as low as 0.21 to capture investors in a highly competitive marketplace.</p>
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<p>Source: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://thebittimes.com/blackrock-and-fidelity-lead-billion-dollar-spot-bitcoin-etf-race-tbt77619.html">https://thebittimes.com/blackrock-and-fidelity-lead-billion-dollar-spot-bitcoin-etf-race-tbt77619.html</a></p>

BlackRock and Fidelity lead billion-dollar spot Bitcoin ETF race

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